New Delhi: In a meeting of the Central Election Committee, PM Modi said that while there is a growing inclination towards the BJP among the people of Delhi, more effort is required to secure an electoral victory, according to sources. He said there is a need to expose Kejriwal’s lies and make the public aware of the true nature of the Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders, sources said.
The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) met on Friday to finalise the second list of party candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. A separate meeting was also held at the party headquarters, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Organisation Secretary BL Santosh in attendance.
BJP 1st list of candidates
Earlier, on January 4, the BJP released its first list of 29 candidates for the 70-member Delhi Assembly. The list featured former MP Parvesh Verma, who will contest from the New Delhi seat against former Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.
Another former MP Ramesh Bidhuri has been nominated from Kalkaji, where AAP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Atishi will also contest. In addition to Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda joined other CEC members in finalising the candidate list.
After arriving at the BJP headquarters, Modi greeted the media contingent covering the meeting and extended his New Year and festive wishes. Earlier in the day, Shah and Nadda were engaged in discussions with Delhi BJP leaders to finalize the list of potential candidates and devise the party’s election strategy.
BJP targets AAP’s hold on Delhi
The BJP is making all-out efforts to challenge the Aam Aadmi Party’s decade-long dominance in the capital. Despite securing victories in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi during three national elections since 2014, the AAP has retained control of the city in both the 2015 and 2020 Assembly elections. Voting for the Delhi Assembly elections will take place on February 5, with vote counting scheduled for February 8.
